THE PRE-ADAMIC WORLD - Part 2: In Darkness Dwells

Genesis 1
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

The word "was" in this verse of Scripture plays a crucial part in explaining what happened here. This word is also a point of controversy for many theologians and bible scholars. The reason being that the Hebrew word from which we translate the word "was" is the word "hayatah" from the original word "heyeh". This word has two meanings in the Hebrew language. It can be translated as the word "was" but it can also be translated as the word "became".  In the English language we don't have a word that can simultaneously mean "was" and "became", hence the controversy. I've been given the impression that most theologians and bible scholars will teach that the word "was" is the correct translation. This is stated even within the pages of my own KJV Study Bible commentary. However, I have issues with my bible commentary, and these so-called theologians and bible scholars.

THE PRE-ADAMIC WORLD - Part 1: In The Beginning

I have a FB friend that recently expressed a desire to know my thoughts concerning the account of creation given in the book of Genesis. I'm always cautious about sharing what I believe in this area because it puts me at odds with the long standing traditions of most of the evangelical church. However, if someone asks me because they generally want to know what I believe, I never shy away from answering honest questions to the best of my ability. That being stated...


Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Bible Tracts and the Biblical South

I stand with Paul Washer when he states that one of the saddest places on earth is the biblical south. Where everyone has just enough religion to send them straight Hell. Just enough to sooth a religious conscience... Most of the church goers that I've met are good people according to the world's standards. But in watching their lives, you'd find that you'd never know they were Christian at all unless you saw them at their respective churches on Sunday. Many of them, (especially the larger college campus churches) preach a power point theological message about a Jesus they don't know, in order to escape a Hell they may or may not believe in. You hear nothing about Holiness, judgment, repentance, or prophecy. Nothing about turning from your sin.

This is part of the reason that I no longer attend Sunday gatherings. I even got into it with an evangelical Southern Baptist today at work. (I'm a security guard at a very small SSA office) This man walks in and starts talking about the return of the Lord (the rapture) and passing out tracts. He seemed a bit annoyed at me when I professed to be a Christian after he confronted me. Even more so when I asked him simple questions about the gospel tracts he was handing out. These tracts reduced the gospel of Jesus Christ to four easy steps to salvation. He was all about the sinner's prayer... but when I point out that it isn't biblical, all of a sudden I'm told that Satan has filled my head with lies and I need to rebuke and resist the enemy.

He continues to speak about how sorry he feels for the Christians being persecuted on the mission fields... and I stated how I feel sorry for the church here in America. Now he's telling me how he can see how the Lord is dealing with me by the way I'm fighting with him. By this time I'm not even listening anymore as he continues to go on about salvation. It's not as if he'll let anyone else get a word in anyway. On another note, he knew for sure that there would be a rapture in 35 years... God told him so. I reminded him about what the Scriptures say about the return of the Lord.